More Nigella Express!Brandied Bacony Chicken with Mushroom and Potato GratinDelicious. The chicken, being cooked with only brandy and bacon, has an impressive depth of flavour. The gratin was also nice, and slightly lower in fat than a regular gratin, as it contains milk instead of cream. On the downside, the dish was impossible to clean up afterwards. Mmm......
I've been balancing out all that baking baking with some light meals... Please to enjoy more recipes from Jill Dupleix's Lighten Up.Chicken SatayJill's satay is served with cucumber shavings, and a sort-of-peanut sauce. We turned the dish into a complete meal with some stir-fried veggies and steamed rice. The peanut sauce is a mixture of peanut butter, oyster...
Ok, here we go. I leave on my trip very soon, and have a huge backlog of cooking to catch up on. Today is the baking post. Here we go.Sticky Date PuddingJill Dupleix's recipe, ostensibly not from Lighten Up. It's a classic recipe from Old Food, and was recommended to me by a guy from my old work,...
Vlado's is well-known, as proclaimed on the autograph-covered plaque adorning one of the walls, for "40 years of no change". And why would you need to change, when you're Melbourne's most famous and enduringly successful steakhouse?Vlado's61 Bridge RoadRichmondVIC 31219428-5833 or 9428-2819WebsiteVlado Gregurek opened Vlado's in 1964, and has been serving up Melbourne's finest steaks ever since. His restaurant...
Hello all! Just letting y'all know that I'm going overseas! Having finished my degree 6 months ago, and with no discernable future plans taking shape yet, I am doing what I do best - procrastinating - and heading off to see the world. Or parts thereof. Japan, Germany and France to be precise, following my heart and my...
Last week we headed up to The Dandenongs for a relaxing weekend away. The Dandenongs (as distinct from the suburb of Dandenong, where Oktoberfest was held), feature gorgeous mountain scenery, quaint towns, many B&Bs, cafés and beautiful parks. And it’s only an hour away from Melbourne! Here are some culinary highlights of our trip… Spaghetti Carbonara Spaghetti Carbonara...
Bratwurst und BierMelbourne's own version of the infamous German festival was a rather more restrained affair than I had imagined. Held last weekend in the Dandenong Showgrounds, a 5 minute walk from the infamous Dandenong station, I was imagining rivers of beer, mountains of bratwurst and cakes from the famous Cuckoo restaurant in Olinda, and dozens of Maedchens...
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